Allied Armor in Normandy by Yves Buffetaut

Author:Yves Buffetaut
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: HISTORY / Europe / Wastern
Publisher: Casemate Publishers
Published: 2018-07-05T16:00:00+00:00

A half-track destroyed by Wittman outside Villers-Bocage. (IWM)

1115: The 4th CLY indicate that the situation in town is absolutely untenable due to fire from 88mms.

1235: The 4th CLY signal that 5 Tigers in town and a 6th outside it are trying to surround the lead squadron and soon after the commander of the 4th CLY says that he has been surrounded and asks for a smokescreen as cover.

1240: He asks for the authorization to scuttle his scout car. Granted.

1525: The head of the 1/7 Queens asks for more infantry as enemy infiltrations into V-B are multiplying.

1600: The 1/5 Queens receive the order to reinforce V-B.

1650: The head of the brigade warns the division commander that the situation in untenable. The latter accepts the abandonment of V-B but gives the order to hold on to the high places at all costs.

Day’s losses:

• 5th Royal Tank Regiment: 1 Cromwell;

• 4th CLY: 13 Cromwell IVs, 3 Cromwells, 2 Cromwell VIs, 3 Stuarts, 4 Sherman Fireflies (being 26 tanks in total);

• 1st Rifle Brigade: 14 Half-tracks, 8 Bren Carriers, 8 Lloyd Carriers.

Download

Copyright Disclaimer:
This site does not store any files on its server. We only index and link to content provided by other sites. Please contact the content providers to delete copyright contents if any and email us, we'll remove relevant links or contents immediately.